Mirabai Prem Diwani (Part 5)

Even after getting the wonderful opportunity of human life, the seeker may not attain God realization without the guidance and help of perfect master who has already crossed the spiritual regions and already attained salvation. In one of her pada, Mirabai compares God realization as marriage of soul. When a particular soul gets married with the husband in form of God then other married souls ask her that why she remained unmarried for such a long time.

सुरता सवागण नार कुंवारी क्यूं रही |

Mirabai replies that her soul remained unmarried (unable to realize God) as she was not having the perfect Master (Satguru) to guide her:

सतगुरु मिलिया नांय कुंवारी बीरा यूं रही ||

- (मीराँसुधा-सिन्ध-

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, प्र-846)

Seek the Lord and His strength; Seek His face evermore! Psalm 105:4

A true union, marriage, with God comes from seeking Him in truth and Spirit.Romans 7:4Through the Bible, God tells us to seek Him. The purpose of seeking God is to know Him as He is so we can trust and walk in His will so that ultimately we are one with God in love. That oneness is eternal life. The goal of our faith is to become deeply connected to God andseekingis what makes that relationship a reality. God calls us His bride, we know that means to desire Him and be with Him like one we love, but to understand more closely the nature of our union with God, let’s dive into the heart of a divine marriage.

Now, consider your marriage with God. You dwell together within His kingdom because His truth is in your heart. He is in you and you are in Him. He gives you His life, and you give yours. Your souls are knit together by the interlocking of knowledge, trust and love. The deepest mysteries and truths are shared between you; thoughts, dreams, desires, hopes, and promises. Guarded in a protective embrace are your life and His truth. Love and delight for one another fills your hearts. You abide in His Word and He transforms your soul. Under the care of His love, He tends to your needs, concerns, weaknesses and fears. You call out to Him and He hears you, and He speaks and you listen. You cling to Him because He is your life and He loves you because you are His bride. This picture is a slice of what a marriage looks like to God.

What we are in search for is this personal, passionate connection with God. It’s manifested from the interplay of knowledge, trust and love. Both the example of an earthly marriage and our marriage to God contains these three characteristics and without them the bond would not exist. Seeking brings knowledge. With knowledge comes trust. Trust is a prerequisite in a relationship like marriage where there is a high degree of intimacy.

Seeking is our means to this union because it leads to knowing. Knowledge fosters trust which enables us to live the life God has called us to live in Him; a life of abiding in His love, the sum of all His desires for us. He wants to get under our skin and we under His to the point that we are enraptured by His presence. To consider this deeply is astounding, and this is God’s desire for us.

Similar to the eternal messages of all Saints, Mirabai says that God cannot be found in jungles, water bodies, holy places and temples. He is inside us and can be found by going inward. She tells that Satguru provides the mirror inside the body in which reflection of God can be seen. She says that, “ मेरेसतगुरुनेमेरेअन्दरकादर्पणप्रकटकरदियाहैजिसमेंप्रभुकीझलकदिखायीदेतीहै, अबमैंइसआनन्दमेंमग्नहोख़ुशीसेनाचूँगी | मेराप्रभुरुपीपतिमिलगया, मैंसुहागिनहोगयी | सतगुरुकेसिवायऔरकोईघटकेआन्तरिकभेदनहीजानता।“

सत- ुरुमुकरदिखायाघटका, नाचूंगीदेदेचुटकी ||

मेरासुहागअबमोकूंदरसा, औरनजानेघटकी ||

(मीराँसुधा-सिन्ध- , प्र-846)

In one of her song, Mirabai says that I have become slave of my beloved God. Now there is no need to go to Kashi. Now, River Ganges and Yamuna reside inside her. Even her eternal Lord resides inside her.

मै तो हरि चरणन की दासी | अब मैं काहे को जाऊं कासी ||

घट ही में गंगा घट ही में जमना घट घट हैं अविनासी |

(मीराँसुधा-सिन्ध- , प्र-402)

In one of her song, Mirabai compares human body with house in which God resides. She describes her union with the Lord like this, “O Friend! Today, I have no word to express my happiness because I have found the Lord inside my body. I searched Him in vain, in jungles, Vrindaban, Brij and other religious places. I found in the gazebo (Jharokha) of seventh region of this temple of Living God (human body).